On Fri, Sep 19, 2003 at 02:47:04PM +0200, Sven Luther wrote: > On Thu, Sep 18, 2003 at 09:40:51PM -0500, Steve Langasek wrote: > > Package: partitioner > > Version: 0.07 > > Tags: d-i patch > > Partitioning on most alphas can only be done with fdisk, not cfdisk, > > because cfdisk lacks BSD disklabel support (bug #211556). The attached > > patch is a first try at a script for partitioner to use when we're > > installing on an alpha. SRM magic patterned after the srm-reader udeb, > > and has not yet been tested. > Would parted also work ? Not as per see, since parted is not really user > friendly, but when using a (graphical) libparted frontend ? Anything that understands BSD disklabels and is assailable by the user is fine. Today, that means fdisk. When something better becomes available (I've also filed a wishlist requesting BSD disklabel support from cfdisk), the script can be changed. -- Steve Langasek postmodern programmer
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